Commutation record, 1876-1906.

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Commutation record, 1876-1906.

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Prisoner early releases. Entries consist of prisoner number, name, birth place, age, hair and eye color, height, weight, residence, occupation (pre-confinement), education, Sunday school attendance, age orphaned, temperance, marital status, number of convictions, county where convicted, crime, date incarcerated, length of sentence, time gained by commutation, net sentence, commuted release date, original release date, forfeit (penalty days), occupation in prison, when discharged, and how discharged. Arranged chronologically.

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Maryland State Archives

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Maryland Penitentiary

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The Maryland Penitentiary was the first prison established by the state and the second of its kind within the United States. The maximum security facility was authorized by the Laws of 1804, res. 15, and opened in 1811. An 1881 penitentiary publication reports that prior to its establishment, criminals were housed in county jails or workhouses and "made to labor upon the public roads." Significantly, when the legislature rewrote the Maryland Criminal Code in 1809, the new law design...